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We often hear about the radical statements and fatwás of Muslims and about uncompromising Christian or secular activists who can appeal to populist sentiments and mistrust of the ‘other’.
Date of source: Friday, April 25, 2008
The article reports on debates of the religious scholars over a suggestion of putting the position of the shaykh of the Azhar for public election instead of the current presidential appointment.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 5, 2008
The issue of Muslims who are recruited into foreign armies and their participation in the wars taking place in Muslim countries is under discussion by the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy.
Date of source: Friday, June 29, 2007
Academic professors express their views about the establishment of a Fatwá Monitoring System.
Date of source: Thursday, March 29, 2007
Islamic scholars of the Azhar have rejected a fatwá issued by a key Islamic leader in Sudan, Dr. Hasan al-Turābī, in which he denies the hadd of stoning a male adulterer, believing it to be a Jewish rather than an Islamic order. He also recognises the testimony made by an educated woman as equal to...
Date of source: Monday, March 12, 2007
Within days of declaring a visit of Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Muhammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī to the Vatican on an invitation from the Roman pope, opposing voices have risen as the pope’s famous lecture on Islām is fresh in the minds of many.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
In the aftermath of the Azhar militias’ incident, a pressing question was raised: What has education in the Azhar come to? This article attempts to answer this question.
Date of source: Thursday, February 22, 2007
A number of Muslim scholars are calling for an international law to criminalize insulting Islamic symbols.
Date of source: Thursday, November 30, 2006
Scholars have rejected calls to amend the second article of the constitution which stipulates that the principles of Sharī‘ah are the mainstay of Egyptian legislation as they believe it would transform Egypt into a secular state.
Date of source: Monday, October 23, 2006
The review deals with the various reactions on al-Ghad weekly supplement entitled “the worst ten figures in Islamic history. Muslim scholars and intellectuals’ opinions are displayed, together with al-Ghad members and leaders’ opinions.